Story Elements 1
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What is the main message (or lesson) in the story?
Theme
When and where a story takes place?
The setting
What are the people or animals in a story?
What is a protagonist?
the leading character or one of the major characters
The author
The problems the character(s) face in the story.
Conflict
The part of the story where the problem/conflict is solved is called?
Resolution/Solution.
What is a fictional text?
Text that is made up in the mind of the author.
What do you call the person the story is about?
Main character
A brief fictional narrative that can be read all at once.
A short story
When something has to be fixed in a story, what do we call it?
A problem
When a character has figured out how to fix something, what has he/she done?
Found a SOLUTION
The plot begins with __________.
Exposition.
"Grandma's House" is an example of which story element?
Setting
The central idea or moral of a story
The theme
The turning point in a story
The Climax
What part of the story is the high point or turning point in the plot?
the climax
What are the parts of the story plot?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
In what part of the plot are the setting and characters introduced?
the beginning/exposition
What is the part of the plot after the climax but before everything is resolved in the story?
the falling action
Three things we need for the beginning of a story.
Idea, character(s) and setting.
What does plot mean?
A sequence of events in the story
Name the two main types of conflict.
Internal and External Conflict
What is descriptive language?
a technique used in writing and speaking to create a detailed picture in the reader's mind